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Women's height by country

The estimated average height of the women in our data, country by country: 45 countries and 84,228 women, data as of September 2026. Every answer is self-reported.

See women 171 cm or taller on the map

Tallest and shortest on average

Tallest on average

  1. Estonia168.4 cm
  2. Belarus168.4 cm
  3. Greece168.2 cm
  4. Ukraine168.1 cm
  5. Lithuania167.9 cm

Shortest on average

  1. Philippines161.5 cm
  2. Indonesia161.5 cm
  3. Colombia162.1 cm
  4. Thailand162.1 cm
  5. Japan162.2 cm

Most at 171 cm or taller

  1. Greece31.3%
  2. Lithuania28.7%
  3. Ukraine28.0%
  4. Turkey27.5%
  5. Belarus27.1%
171 cm or taller on the map

All countries

Ranked by estimated average height. The last two columns are the share of each country's women who reported 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) or more, and 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) or less.

CountryWomenAverageIn feet171 cm or taller160 cm or shorter
1. Estonia1,125168.4 cm5 ft 6 in22.5%4.7%
2. Belarus3,323168.4 cm5 ft 6 in27.1%4.2%
3. Greece802168.2 cm5 ft 6 in31.3%9.1%
4. Ukraine4,469168.1 cm5 ft 6 in28.0%7.3%
5. Lithuania485167.9 cm5 ft 6 in28.7%7.6%
6. Czechia1,857167.9 cm5 ft 6 in18.7%5.8%
7. Russia1,216167.7 cm5 ft 6 in24.5%7.8%
8. Latvia825167.7 cm5 ft 6 in25.1%8.0%
9. Turkey1,777167.7 cm5 ft 6 in27.5%9.9%
10. Sweden538167.6 cm5 ft 6 in16.0%8.0%
11. Poland2,358167.6 cm5 ft 6 in21.6%7.8%
12. Netherlands814167.5 cm5 ft 6 in21.3%8.1%
13. France1,355167.4 cm5 ft 6 in25.8%12.5%
14. Germany4,452167.1 cm5 ft 6 in23.1%12.5%
15. Italy2,289166.8 cm5 ft 6 in18.4%12.6%
16. Albania514166.6 cm5 ft 6 in19.6%14.8%
17. Moldova1,254166.5 cm5 ft 6 in19.0%12.4%
18. Belgium463166.4 cm5 ft 6 in22.5%17.3%
19. Armenia595166.1 cm5 ft 5 in15.8%13.1%
20. Bulgaria1,477165.9 cm5 ft 5 in13.9%14.9%
21. Hungary1,406165.9 cm5 ft 5 in19.3%19.0%
22. Romania3,521165.6 cm5 ft 5 in16.6%18.0%
23. United Kingdom3,973165.5 cm5 ft 5 in17.2%19.9%
24. Spain4,952165.4 cm5 ft 5 in13.0%18.8%
25. Canada706165.0 cm5 ft 5 in18.6%24.1%
26. China2,431164.7 cm5 ft 5 in2.4%10.9%
27. Morocco1,352164.7 cm5 ft 5 in10.8%20.5%
28. Lebanon576164.6 cm5 ft 5 in10.9%25.0%
29. Malaysia1,646164.3 cm5 ft 5 in6.6%10.3%
30. United States4,636164.3 cm5 ft 5 in17.1%30.1%
31. Portugal893164.3 cm5 ft 5 in12.5%27.4%
32. South Korea1,033164.2 cm5 ft 5 in4.6%15.0%
33. Argentina1,195164.2 cm5 ft 5 in14.4%29.2%
34. Brazil2,945164.1 cm5 ft 5 in13.2%28.8%
35. Singapore1,031163.9 cm5 ft 5 in2.1%8.8%
36. India2,077163.4 cm5 ft 4 in5.5%25.6%
37. Venezuela3,154162.6 cm5 ft 4 in7.5%37.7%
38. Vietnam1,315162.5 cm5 ft 4 in2.1%30.6%
39. Mexico822162.5 cm5 ft 4 in6.6%37.6%
40. South Africa1,775162.2 cm5 ft 4 in14.5%43.9%
41. Japan2,699162.2 cm5 ft 4 in2.0%27.8%
42. Thailand2,319162.1 cm5 ft 4 in2.5%35.4%
43. Colombia2,514162.1 cm5 ft 4 in5.4%40.5%
44. Indonesia1,559161.5 cm5 ft 4 in2.2%41.2%
45. Philippines1,710161.5 cm5 ft 4 in2.4%40.8%

How we estimate the average

Women reported their height as a band (155 cm or less, 156–160 cm, 161–165 cm, 166–170 cm, 171–175 cm, 176–180 cm, 181 cm or more), not an exact figure. We estimate the average from the middle of each band (152, 158, 163, 168, 173, 178, 184 cm), so it's approximate. The map uses the same estimate.

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